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* [[File:Symbol voting keep.svg|16px]] Article was more than 5x expanded in the last 7 days (2597b to 21kb). Article is well-sourced, neutral, and copyvio-free. Hooks are interesting, cited, and short enough for DYK; AGF on offline sources. QPQ has been completed. Image is properly licensed and reproduces well at thumbnail size. [[User:Morgan695|Morgan695]] ([[User talk:Morgan695|talk]]) 18:32, 27 January 2024 (UTC) |
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Kips Bay Towers
Kips Bay Towers
- ... that the exteriors of the Kips Bay Towers were once compared to "a honeycomb standing upright"? Source: Morrison, Harriet (December 9, 1960). "Kips Bay Rooms Have International Theme". New York Herald Tribune. p. 18.
- ALT1: ... that the architect of the Kips Bay Towers, I. M. Pei, was initially advised against designing them? Source: Stern, Robert A. M.; Mellins, Thomas; Fishman, David (1995). New York 1960: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Second World War and the Bicentennial. New York: Monacelli Press. p. 288.
- ALT2: ... that the architect of the Kips Bay Towers recessed the windows to get more money from the U.S. government, but refused to add balconies in front of the windows? Source: McQuade, Walter (August 1961). "Pei's apartments round the corner" (PDF). Architectural Forum. Vol. 115. p. 109.
- ALT3: ... that the architect of the Kips Bay Towers recessed the windows to get more money? Source: McQuade, Walter (August 1961). "Pei's apartments round the corner" (PDF). Architectural Forum. Vol. 115. p. 109.
- ALT4: ... that after the original developer of the Kips Bay Towers sold off the buildings in 1962, his son bought them back a decade later? Source: Horsley, Carter B. (October 3, 1972). "Zeckendorf Jr. Is Buyer".
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/John Boswell (clergyman)
5x expanded by Transpoman (talk) and Epicgenius (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 17:40, 25 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Kips Bay Towers; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
Article was more than 5x expanded in the last 7 days (2597b to 21kb). Article is well-sourced, neutral, and copyvio-free. Hooks are interesting, cited, and short enough for DYK; AGF on offline sources. QPQ has been completed. Image is properly licensed and reproduces well at thumbnail size. Morgan695 (talk) 18:32, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
